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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. [1] The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny. It was published on April 18, 2023 by Doubleday. [2] [3] [4] The book became a bestseller, topping The New York Times best-seller list in the nonfiction category for its first week of ...
The Wager is an unforgettable true story of shipwreck, murder, and mutiny! In September 1740, the British ship, The Wager, left port with 250 souls on board. After assuming all were lost, 30 men from The Wager arrived in Brazil on January 28, 1742.
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Apr 17, 2023 · In his new book, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Grann picks up a tale set in the 1740s, a decade when Spain and England—vying to subject native peoples, control the world’s mineral riches and bank the wealth produced by enslaved laborers—sent shiploads of men to square off on the high seas.
Apr 18, 2023 · The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann’s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O’Brian, his portrayal of the castaways’ desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance , and his account ...
Feb 28, 2023 · In September, 1740, during an imperial conflict with Spain, the Wager, carrying some two hundred and fifty officers and crew, had embarked from Portsmouth in a squadron on a secret mission: to ...
The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann’s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O’Brian, his portrayal of the castaways’ desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance , and his account ...
Mar 10, 2024 · “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder” by David Grann is a gripping nonfiction account that delves into a dramatic and largely forgotten episode in maritime history. The book is set in the 18th century during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, a conflict between Britain and Spain.
